The Wake Forest University Department of Anthropology promotes understanding and appreciation of human cultural and biological diversity. Through academic courses, scholarly and applied research, and public service, the Department of Anthropology provides the Wake Forest community with the tools and knowledge necessary for global citizenship. Composed of scholars representing all sub-fields of anthropology, the Department of Anthropology serves as the premier academic and practical resource for multicultural awareness and education in the University and Winston-Salem communities, enhancing the University’s commitment to Pro Humanitate.
Department of Anthropology News
- Dr. Ellen Miller: Published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology
- Dr. Ellen Miller: Collaborates on project that shifts a paradigm of ape evolution
- Dr. Margaret Bender: Summer Writing Grant Presentation
- Dr. Margaret Bender: Deacon Profile
- Dr. Gitzen Publishes Peer-reviewed Article in Museum Anthropology
Anthropology in the National Press
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Please join us! Public Lecture: The Bioarchaeology of Rare Disease: A Framework for Considering Disability and Lived Experiences in the Past
Aviva A. Cormier, Ph.D., Visiting Assistant Professor, Davidson College
Friday, February 10th, 4:00-5:00 PM
ZSR Auditorium
Sponsored by the Department of Anthropology and the Disability Studies Initiative
Abstract: The study of individuals with Rare Diseases from archaeological contexts is increasingly an avenue of interest for bioarchaeologists and paleopathologists as new methodologies allow for
the exploration of unusual differential diagnoses and the publication of the resulting case studies. In this talk, I present an interpretive framework that steps beyond the differential diagnosis of a rare disease and towards an understanding of the individuals’ mobility or activity limitations, engaging with the resulting social limitations that impact their identities and experiences. With this new focus, researchers can uncover universal and longstanding experiences of disease and disability, highlighting how anyone and everyone experiences at least momentary limitations during their lives, and thus effectively humanize modern marginalized communities. This framework also integrates considerations of the modern rare disease health movement, allowing us to further consider the impact of disease on life experiences, advance contemporary perspectives on impairment and disability, and raise awareness about rare diseases in the past and today.
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On Monday 1/30, please join us in Piccolo to learn more about the major and minor in Anthropology. #wfuanthropology
How novelist Zora Neale Hurston transformed American anthropology
How novelist Zora Neale Hurston transformed American anthropology
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Zora Neale Hurston, writer of “Their Eyes Were Watching God,” was a groundbreaking anthropologist, collecting the stories of Black Southerners. A documentary highlights this work.